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Presidential and legislative elections in Seychelles will take place on September 27, 2025, if a proposed 11th amendment to the Constitution on a fixed date for elections is approved by the National Assembly. Vice President Ahmed Afif made the statement on Thursday during a Cabinet decisions briefing with reporters on Wednesday. The proposed amendment establishes a fixed date for Presidential and National Assembly elections, and other amendments. Afif said the formula that will used is to «take the last day of the President's mandate, like in the case of President Ramkalawan, he was sworn on 26th October 2020. So his mandate ends on the 25th of October 2025. So to have the date for new elections you take the 25th of October and you go back five weeks and on the Saturday of the last five weeks will be the date of the next elections.» Using the formula, the date for the elections in 2025 will be September 27 if approved by the National Assembly. Another amendment proposed is if a President dies or falls ill and cannot complete his or her mandate, Afif said, «The Vice President will continue in the place of the President until the end of the term.» If a President resigns or is removed from office for gross misconduct or violation, Afif said the Vice President will take over for a period of time probably around three months until new elections are held. He stressed that «If the Vice President takes over for two-thirds of the Presidential mandate that will count as a term for the new President.» Also included in the amendment is if a President resigns, the person cannot contest an election in the immediate next election but can do so in future elections. Afif explained that this is because a President in office can use an opportunity to resign in anticipation of something happening in the coming years but then stand as a candidate in the next election. The amendment proposed also removes the time limit set for a person to take legal action against a President after he or she is no longer in power. Afif said the current law states that legal action against a former can only be done three years after leaving office. This will be removed so a lawsuit can be made against a President anytime after the person is no longer in power.

In Africa, about 15% of the population faces disability challenges despite advancements in technology. Limited infrastructure and high cost of assistive tech create barriers to digital access, leading to exclusion. A conference in Nairobi this week aims to help change that. Mohammed Yusuf reports.

Kenya and Uganda on Thursday signed a number of agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation.

Mogadishu (HOL) - The Banadir regional court in Mogadishu sentenced a 70-year-old man to seven years in prison and fined him $3,000 on Thursday for money laundering and financing the al-Shabab group.

THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE partnership between Jamaica Post and the GK Group continues to grow from strength to strength as the corporate headquarters of the island’s postal network now boasts a new sign that was erected at their 6-10 South Camp Road,...

JUDITH SLATER, British High Commissioner to Jamaica, is pleased with groundbreaking castor bean research under way at the Mona Institute of Applied Sciences (MIAS) at The UWI, Mona. The high commissioner visited the institute on Monday to see...

WESTERN BUREAU: ABEAN COOPER, manager of bond planning at Jamaica’s Spectrum Management Authority [SMA], has noted that the country will require up to 10 years to catch up to the rest of the world technologically, even amid the current global shift...

JAMAICA’S TOURISM Mecca, Montego Bay, will be inundated with tourism stakeholders from various parts of the world starting on Monday, May 20 and culminating on Thursday, May 23. It is the 42nd staging of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association...

The murder trial of the three Jamaica Defence Force soldiers implicated in the shooting death of Keith Clarke was yesterday postponed until next Monday in the Home Circuit Court. The matter was postponed to give both the prosecution and the defence...

Omar Bin Omran, missing since 1998, has been found alive just 200 meters from his childhood home in Algeria Read Full Article at RT.com

Arnar Magnússon, engineer and coastal boat fisherman, was the first to arrive at the scene of the accident that happened northwest of Garðskagi at three o'clock last night when the shore fishing boat Hadda overturned. He says that at first, he thought it was a container, but he soon realized that it was not.

When businessman Atul Sethi landed at Changi Airport after his flight from New York on Thursday (May 16), the Indian national was pleasantly surprised that it took him less than a minute to clear immigration.  All thanks to the new Automated Border Control System (ABCS), which was launched at Changi Airport in early May.  Under the new system, all incoming travellers, regardless of nationality, can now use automated clearance lanes, where they insert their passports into a machine for scanning and undergo a biometric scan.  Previously, the lanes could only be used by Singapore residents and passport holders from 60 jurisdictions. Sethi, 46, who arrived at Terminal 3 and was laying over in Singapore, told reporters: «It is delightful, coming to Singapore and using the new facilities. After staying in the US immigration line for an hour, it was a pleasure to [clear immigration so quickly here].» The ABCS, which has been progressively installed, will replace the current automated lanes and manual counters.  The new lanes are expected to reduce immigration clearance time at the passenger halls by about 40 per cent. 

SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) has found foster parents for the 15-year-old girl who lived in a wet market stall for 11 months. The girl, who relieved herself in pails in the Circuit Road Market and Food Centre stall her father rented, will be discharged from hospital and be put in foster care by the end of May. An MSF spokesman told The Straits Times on May 17 that any contact between the girl and her father while she is in foster care will be closely supervised. Her father, 63, is assisting with investigations into ill-treatment of a child or young person by neglect under the Children and Young Persons Act. Those convicted can be jailed for up to eight years, fined up to $8,000, or both. The MSF spokesman said the child's safety and stability are the ministry's main considerations when matching any child with suitable foster parents. Said MSF: "In this case, the foster parents must be able to manage a child with developmental needs.

Buckingham Palace informed PETA that Queen Camilla will not buy any more fur garments for her wardrobe Read Full Article at RT.com

House Republicans have passed a bill designed to force the White House to resume arms shipments to Israel Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia-China energy cooperation has become a pillar of the global energy market, Vladimir Putin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

A suspected arson incident at a synagogue in France has resulted in the death of the attacker, officials have said Read Full Article at RT.com

Handing out pledge cards and posing for pictures in a white shirt with rolled-up sleeves, Sir Keir Starmer welcomed comparisons between himself and the former prime minister.

For the second year in a row, British presenter Jeremy Clarkson, 64, has secured the title of the UK and Ireland's sexiest man.

Dana Abuqamar, 19, a law student at the University of Manchester who said she was 'full of joy' after Hamas launched its attack on Israel, claims the Home Office revoked her visa on 'baseless' grounds.

The price of holidays at 32 Center Parcs sites across England, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany was found to vary wildly in peak school holiday periods, according to research by Which?

The EU defence industry is characterised by economic and technological components that are important factors for Europe’s industrial competitiveness. The European Defence Agency supports Member States in improving their defence capabilities and contributes to the development of their defence industry. The sector has recently decided to address some of its main challenges, including market fragmentation and low spending levels, by reinforcing common procurement and enhancing defence expenditure. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

European territorial cooperation (ETC) is the goal of cohesion policy that aims to solve problems across borders and to jointly develop the potential of diverse territories. Cooperation actions are supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through three key components: cross-border cooperation, transnational cooperation and interregional cooperation. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

EU energy policy is based on the principles of decarbonisation, competitiveness, security of supply and sustainability. Its objectives include ensuring the functioning of the energy market and a secure energy supply within the EU, as well as promoting energy efficiency and savings, the development of renewable energies and the interconnection of energy networks. A variety of measures aiming to achieve a complete Energy Union is at the core of the EU’s energy policy. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Following the adoption of various items of EU legislation, both international and cabotage road haulage and passenger transport services have been gradually liberalised. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Since December 2009, the Union has competence to carry out actions to support, coordinate or supplement the actions of the Member States in tourism policy. Although the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework does not provide for a separate budget line for tourism policy, during the 2022-2023 period the budget for tourism activities was earmarked under the single market programme. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Indian-American lawmakers have expressed their intention to continue raising human rights concerns in India with its leadership, but they believe that lecturing New Delhi on this matter is unlikely to yield positive results. Congressman Ro Khanna, who co-chairs the Congressional India Caucus, emphasized the importance of understanding India's colonial history spanning over a century.

Igor Kostyukov noted that NATO was stepping up its military activities in the Arctic region

Sergey Ryabkov underscored that Russia will work with those «who are ready to negotiate on an equal basis»

Buckingham Palace informed PETA that Queen Camilla will not buy any more fur garments for her wardrobe Read Full Article at RT.com